Testing the Desire to Build the New Capital
The debates on building the new capital city will be more productive if the discourse explores essential issues, including, among others, esoteric deepening.
J Kristiadi
The political landscape in 2022 seems to emit some light, but it is also dim because the public is absorbed in wild political performances filled with stratagems, imagery and maneuvers to woo voters for the 2024 general election. The panorama is getting dimmer, triggered by emotional, ethnic, religious, racial and inter-group debates about the development of the nation's capital city (IKN) of Nusantara.
The debates on building the new capital city will be more productive if the discourse explores essential issues, including, among others, esoteric deepening. This perspective is expected to help understand the issues by not only relying on common sense, but also culture, taste and intention, thereby penetrating the phenomenon more deeply. This approach is a consequence of the multicultural Indonesian society.